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Poster has a black and white photograph of children posed in a field with large sacks slung over their shoulders. The poster reads, "The passage of this amendment (child labor) would be a calamity to our nation." Citizens Committee for the Protection of Our Homes and Children, formed by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, 1924./ Employer groups such as the Associated Industries of Massachusetts and the National Association of Manufacturers effectively stalled child labor legislation for more than thirty years. But a broad coalition of consumer, labor and public interest groups preailed. Now a similar coalition is fighting for pay equity and encountering some of the sam resistance from employer organizations./ Pay Equity. Another step toward justice. Service Employees International union, AFL_CIO, CLC - 9to5, National Association of Working Women." One of a series of posters on labor's contribution to social justice. [LMC]

Client for this poster was SEIU, 9to5, National Association of Working Women.